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The Death of Humane Medicine and the rise of coercive healthism

Petr Skrabanek, 1994
ISBN 0 907631 59 2
£12.95

Medicine is at the crossroads. One way is the traditional humane way, the other way is governments coercing reluctant nations into “healthy” lifestyles.

“An astute critique of modern medical humbug… devastatingly accurate”
The Times (London)

Category: Health & lifestyle

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